By Anissa Durham, Word In Black No one is coming to save them. It should be no surprise families with chronically ill children are behind on rent. They are behind on bills. After all, the United States is the only wealthy nation without guaranteed universal health coverage. Our system simply isn’t set up to save
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black There’s some good education news: As students, parents, and educators work to make up for setbacks caused by virtual learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, extra academic help is getting to students who need it More than half — 56 percent— of public schools in the United States reported offering
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com After three decades of financial industry work, Heather Philp, senior vice president of credit card product management at Wells Fargo Bank, has seen it all. While some things in the finance industry have changed– many things stay the same. Financial literacy will always be key to effectively managing
Urban contemporary gospel quartet The Walls Group brings all that extraordinary harmonies in a heartfelt new ballad titled “I Need You” – available now on all music streaming platforms. This comes off the heels of their well-acclaimed “CRAZY” single which dropped in 2022. It’s Lord “I Need You,” – The Walls Group iterates in the
“TobeChukwu (Praise God),” the much-awaited collab single from Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo Blessed is finally out and available now to download/stream across all major digital platforms. This comes a few days after the song was teased by Nathaniel on social media which sent fans into a frenzy, having long-anticipated a collaboration from the celebrated
Valentines Day – Card – Depositphotos *One Friday evening in 1971 after an exhausting day of class-cutting at Douglass High, I went with classmate Marvin Steele to his house. Marv’s father, the small business owner of a janitorial company, was downtown cleaning Oklahoma City office buildings, which allowed us to take over the den. Marv
Radio personality Deniece Barnes of ‘In the Know’ radio magazine show. *“It’s something different…radio magazine,” said Deniece Barnes, who is celebrating 15 years as a radio host and seven as a syndicated radio host. “We have six different segments…we reach many different people.” Barnes started her career in radio in 2008 on WVOL 1470AM and
Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Is Now ‘Super Bowl Soulful Celebration’ Featuring Patti LaBelle, Israel Houghton, NFL Players Choir & More! *Marking its 24th year, the groundbreaking music and inspiration extravaganza “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Culture,” (formerly Super Bowl Gospel Celebration) returns during Super Bowl LVII week with a live taping
Emmett Louis Till (TNS-ABACA via Reuters) *(CNN) — In a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, a family member of Emmett Till is demanding that Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks serve an arrest warrant from 1955 on Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in the death of Till. Last year, a five-member search group, including
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 17: Singer Trey Songz performs onstage during the 1st annual In My Feelz Festival presented by Umbrella MGMT at Banc of California Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) *Social Heat is giving you baby hairs and regrowing your edges with the tea